# Ryan Mackenzie ## Summary U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District (Lehigh Valley — Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton) since January 2025. Freshman Republican. Won the 2024 open-or-contested race against three-term Democratic incumbent Susan Wild by **0.4 points / ~4,000 votes** (50.4–49.6) — the narrowest PA House margin of 2024. Ninth-generation Lehigh Valley resident. Former longtime Pennsylvania House member (2012–2024); Republican chair of the PA House Labor & Industry Committee. ## Career highlights - Born August 3, 1982, in Allentown - Parkland High School (2000) - NYU BS Finance and International Business (2004) - Harvard Business School MBA - U.S. Department of Labor (Office of Secretary) - Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (Policy Director) - Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2012–2024); R chair, Labor & Industry Committee - Elected U.S. House 2024 — 50.4% vs. Susan Wild (D) 49.6% ## Congressional profile Freshman (119th Congress). Ranked **4th most vulnerable incumbent** in the House per Roll Call's April 23, 2026 At the Races analysis. March 2026 approval polling: 27% approve / 41% disapprove / **net –14** — deeply underwater for a first-term incumbent. ## 2026 race See [[PA-07-2026]]. All three major forecasters (Cook, Sabato, Inside Elections) rate **Toss Up**. Polymarket prices the general election at **76.5% Democratic**. Unopposed in R primary. Democratic primary (May 19, 2026) has four active candidates: firefighters-union president Bob Brooks (Shapiro + Sanders + Deluzio-endorsed, Polymarket 61% primary favorite), former federal prosecutor Ryan Crosswell (Q1 cash leader), [[Carol Obando-Derstine]] (Susan Wild's hand-picked successor, EMILYs List), and Northampton County Executive [[Lamont McClure]]. Mackenzie Q1 2026: $905K raised, $2.45M COH. ## Related KB entities - [[PA-07-2026]] — his 2026 race - TBD: [[Susan Wild]] — 2024 opponent, endorsing Obando-Derstine - TBD: [[Bob Brooks]] — Democratic primary favorite - TBD: [[Ryan Crosswell]] — former DOJ prosecutor, Democratic candidate ## Sources - [Wikipedia — Ryan Mackenzie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Mackenzie) - [Ballotpedia — Ryan Mackenzie](https://ballotpedia.org/Ryan_Mackenzie) - [Ryan Mackenzie House.gov](https://mackenzie.house.gov/about) - [Roll Call — vulnerability ranking](https://rollcall.com/2026/04/23/at-the-races-never-ending-redistricting/)